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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
1 review
bel017's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Slow but good. I'm happy to have learnt about Belle, and I appreciated how the book shines a light on some of the atrocities committed in the US in the early 1900s, but from the safe distance of the wealthy, white, elite.
Writing from a first person perspective when the character was a real person is tricky, and I have no idea why I found it more difficult in this book compared to *Half Life* (Marie Curie, where the author imagines both her actual life and an entirely fictional life) or *Z: A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald*. Still, an interesting subject and a fascinating life.
Writing from a first person perspective when the character was a real person is tricky, and I have no idea why I found it more difficult in this book compared to *Half Life* (Marie Curie, where the author imagines both her actual life and an entirely fictional life) or *Z: A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald*. Still, an interesting subject and a fascinating life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism
Moderate: Slavery and Abortion
Minor: War, Vomit, and Violence
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